Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-11-19
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LeMars registered FOG, q gain Of Q over last
spring.
Henry Georgeism has Ito disciples in Dav
export.
Each week brings additional reports OF the
avages OF diphtheria In the west part OF Their
county, says the Sioux County Herald.
Wandered from her home three miles north
OF Manson, an old German lady, answering to
the name Of Mary Leist, aged As to 80.
The German Catholic church, owing to the
prominence OF its location, will be one OF the
most conspicuous objects in Council Bluffs
WIN. w. Locke, q board Of trade sDecuiator
and retired banker at Des Moines, suleided by
shooting Wednesday morning.
The first locomotive whistled In Primghar
on Sunday last at l 80 p. m. Nearly 500 peo-
pie were present to witness the glorious
sight.
A prominent citizen of Pleasant Valley,
having missed some of HE geese, went over 70
MIA neighbours house Sunday evening and ac-
cused him OF stealing them. A fuss Tras the
result, and the neighbor sued the prominent
citizen for assault and battery.
Eight persons passed through Cedar Rapids
on the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and North
ern Wednesday night enroute from Spring
vile to Pasadena, California. About seventy.
five persons have left that portion OF Linn
county for California this year.
Mrs. Anderson, arrested Mt Boone for deal
ing in counterfeit money, was found guilty In
the federal court at Des Moines and fined
800 with a term OF one year In the peniten-
tiary. The sentence was suspended condi-
tional upon good behavior, the action being
warranted by her delicate condition.
Contractor James Riley and four cars OF
graders outfit arrived In Cherokee from
Prtmghar Monday. Mr.. Riley has finished bis
contract of grading and reports the Sioux
Falls VI e as completed rs far rs Sheldon,
forty. five miles north Of Chert kee. Track
laying Is progressing at the rate Of three miles
per day.
Mrs. Henme had her examination at Wat
erloo Saturday on charge Of being an accom-
plice in the murder OF her husband. Mund-
from was the main witness against her. He
testified that she wanted her husband put out
Of the way, and assisted in carrying him out
to be thrown into the well before he was
dead. She was held to an appearance 10
court.
Col. Charles A. Clark, q prominent at
torney at Cedar Rapids, could not comply
with the registry law, being absent from the
city. He offered his vote and II wac rejected.
He secured from the superior court an order
for the board Of election to receive his ballot.
This they refused to do and the entire board
was arrested. The constitutioEality Of the
law will probably be tested.
j. Is. scbnee, of Hampton, prop ietor OF a
hotel, has been missing since October q. He
went to Waterloo to buy an omnibus, then
started for Cedar Falls, but failed to get
there. A couple OF tramps were captured a
few nights ago, near whore MIR. Schnee was
last seen, and one Of them had on q shirt
covered with blood. The oface-s say that 1t
Il possible a murder has be u committed and
. thorough search will be made.
Davenport special: John Schmidt, one Of
tue best known and most successful business
men In Davenport, died suddenly Thursday
afternoon Of ~apoplexy. He was seventy.seven
years of age, and was born In Germany. He
anne to Davenport in 1858, and became d.
rector In the First National bank, Of which
Austin Dorbin WAS president. Since then he
has been engaged in various successful bust
ness enterprises. He was the father IL State
Senator w. o. Schmidt.
Pensions for Iowa granted Thursday:
Mexican war: Eiiz aoeth, widow OF VIM. J.
Morris, Keokuk; Leason smith, Melville.
Original: Joseph Malvin, Lansing; Mordecai
Smith, Cherokee; Fred Bloom, Iowa City.
Increase: Benjamin Swauzel, Forest Home;
Jacob X. Shaver; Fairfax; Dean A. Winchell,
Shell Rock; Frances NJ. Crawford, Ainsworth /,
Michael shafer, Brighton; Edgar G. Hover,
Forest City Joseph Peden, Floris. Reserve
and increase: TIL, mas Bell, Corning.
A 50 600 breach of promise case at Water
loo, brought by Miss Martha Arnold against J
d. Roberts Of Gilbertson, was wednesday set
tied By the marriage of the parties. Mise
Arnold brought suit for seduction, aud as
judgment was rendered, Roberts was given
his choice to marry her or pay over
the cash. He chose tie former and the twain
were made one In the law. He turned and
left her, going to the side Of q girl to whom
he was engaged to be married, and who swears
che will be true until the law which gsve him
to another returns him by the divorce route.
The State Temperance alliance 10 hard At
work circulating petitions in the interest Of u
constitutional amendMs nt to be submitted
and which is now being carefully prepared.
Said Mrs. McMurray: sour idea Is to get
this question out Of politics; to place the law
where It cannot be easily tempered with. We
shall work for the immediate repeal OF the
pharmacy law and the proper amendment OF
the present prohibitory law. Then we shall
present our constitutional amendment with q
v!xw to making the law constitutional instead
of statutory. When the temperance Law is
made q part of the constitution 1t will be out
OF the way Of parties and out Of politics."
The railroad com uissieners have reported
on the Eagle Point railroad disaster, near Du-
buoue. The commission think that owing to
the multiplicity Of orders concerning trains 3
and 4, the train dispatcher's mind became
confused and the crew of No. 4 knowing that
No. 3 was in two sections and under tele-
graphic Instructions, should not have run
| upon the usual time card schedule, as special
orders always suspend the general rules; yet
thew als.A admit that there was some ground